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5 things to know this Wednesday, June 14

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- We're halfway through the week. Happy Wednesday! Per Meteorologist Matt Mackie, showers are expected to ramp up late morning, with some downpours and thunderstorms this afternoon with highs in the mid 70s. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Gov. Hochul announced plans to extend paid parental leave to 12 weeks. Those plans are in the process of being finalized. Meanwhile, a black bear was spotted in a residential area of Amsterdam. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Paid parental leave to include union workersIn her State of the State address, the Governor announced plans to extend paid parental leave to 12 weeks. Those plans are in the process of being finalized. “Young families shouldn’t have to try to make that tough decision between having a paycheck or having to spend time with their kids,” said Hochul at the Albany Labor Temple on Tuesday.2...

Social Dilemma: Is It Okay to Call Out Sick From Work Due To A Bad Hair Day

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about bad hair days. Here's the email:  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime, This is Shannon and I’m emailing you because I love the show and feel like you can use this as a social dilemma. So I got a really bad haircut on Saturday and spent most of my weekend trying to fix it. It’s a little better but I wasn't ready to go out with it yet so I called in sick to work on Monday to go to a different salon to get professional help. My husband thinks I’m overreacting but I feel like it was necessary to take the day. Do you think I’m overreacting for taking a day off to have my bad haircut fixed? Do you think it's okay to call in sick for this reason. My husband says I'm abusing the system. What do you think? Thanks so much.ShannonWell, I think it's a little bit of an abuse of the system. Bad hair days are no fun, and we've all had them, but I would never call out s...

Troy City Hall closed to public for Juneteenth

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy City Hall will be closed to the public on Monday, June 19, for Juneteenth. City Hall will reopen to the public the following day on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Residents are reminded that weekly garbage and recycling collection will still happen as scheduled for Monday, June 19. Bagged leaf and brush collection, as well as street cleaning, will be suspended on Monday, June 19. Troy Mayor Patrick Madden asks residents and property owners to keep sidewalks and curb ramps adjacent to their homes cleared when putting out their garbage and recycling bins. Anyone seeking further information can contact the Department of Public Works at (518) 270-4579.

Police: 63-year-old man missing since Tuesday night

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

PERRYVILLE, Mo. - Police need help searching for a missing man Wednesday morning.The Perryville Police Department is looking for 63-year-old Mark Alan Schulte. He is 5'9", 230 pounds, with black hair, and green eyes. He was last seen at Lake Drive in Perryville, Missouri at 11:15 p.m wearing blue jeans and a black graphic t-shirt. Family of St. Louis soldier mourns loss after hit-and-run in Texas Schulte went to his parent's home after escaping from his nursery home window. After being told he would have to go back to the nursing home, he said, "I'm not going back," then left the location.He has also been diagnosed with anxiety, chronic pain, depression, Hepatitis C, and Type 2 diabetes.You are urged to call 911, or call the Perryville Police Department at (573) 547-4546. if you have any information. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Police investigating shooting in north St. Louis City

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One man was injured in a shooting overnight in north St. Louis.The shooting was just after midnight on the Kossuth and Cora Avenues in the Penrose neighborhood. The victim was shot in the leg. Family of St. Louis soldier mourns loss after hit-and-run in Texas No word of any arrests. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Denver weather: Sunshine, blue skies before afternoon rain brings bursts of wind

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

The weather is warming and metro Denver residents can expect sunshine and blue skies Wednesday before storms forming over the mountains bring rain showers, lightning, and bursts of wind, according to the National Weather Service.Most of the rain will fall in the mountains. Then, starting in the early afternoon, storms will spread eastward, rolling down by the evening onto Colorado Front Range cities along the Interstate 25 corridor and high plains, weather service forecasters said. Lightning bolts are likely during brief storms and wind gusts are expected to reach speeds up to 45 miles per hour.Any rain may help clear a faint brown haze hanging over the Front Range urban corridor — smoke spreading from distant wildfires in Canada. Colorado air quality, meteorologists said, remained good early Wednesday despite the high-level haze.The high temperature in Denver will be 79 degrees, forecasters said. At night, the temperature will decrease to 54 degrees.Warmer weather today. Suns...

Dining after dark: 9 Denver eateries open past midnight

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

Where have all the good late-night spots in Denver gone?When the pandemic hit, restaurants struggled to retain staff amongst multiple mandated closures, especially late-night spots, as kitchen employees moved on to find more flexible hours. Many local, old-school diners serving breakfast 24/7, like the Breakfast King, Denver Diner and Annie’s Cafe, shuttered as a result.Jerusalem Restaurant, near the University of Denver, at 1890 E. Evans Ave., has been serving falafels and gyros till the wee hours since it opened 45 years ago. But after the pandemic, the restaurant had to reel back its closing time from 5 a.m. to 3 a.m. on the weekends and midnight during the week.A neon Open Late sign Friday, June 2, 2023, at Jerusalem Restaurant in Denver. The restaurant serves food until 3 a.m. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)“The pandemic put a halt on finding servers willing to work those late-night hours,” said Jerusalem Restaurant co-owner Reema Wahdan. “It wa...

Steamboat Springs deli chain opening two more metro Denver locations

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

Yampa Sandwich Co., which was founded 24 years ago in Steamboat Springs, is opening two more Denver-area locations. The first at 8174 S. Kipling Parkway in Littleton is set to open later this summer and the second at 10445 Town Center Dr. in Westminster this fall.Founded by longtime friends Peter Boniface and David Pepin, both avid backcountry skiers and outdoor enthusiasts, Yampa has six other locations in Fort Collins, Steamboat Springs and Denver, including two downtown and one in DTC.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | A new brewery will take Black Project’s space on South Broadway Restaurants, Food and Drink | Brewery teams with restaurateur Bryan Dayton on Englewood taproom Restaurants, Food and Drink | Uptown seafood restaurant cuts bait after three years Restaurants, Food and Drink | Another Denver brewery appears to have closed Restaurants, Food and Drink | “Top Chef” alum Carri...

TSA says it’s “fully staffed” at Denver’s airport but warns of record summer travel

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

The Transportation Security Administration says it’s better equipped to deal with what’s expected to be a record summer for travel through Denver International Airport after contending with short-staffing last year.But a TSA spokeswoman said during a media briefing Tuesday that travelers lining up at DIA’s three security checkpoints during the busiest times — including ahead of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday weekend — still will face long waits because of limited capacity.Early mornings and late afternoons, in particular, have seen standard-screening lines at the south checkpoint backing up well beyond the 30-minute target set by the TSA, with wait times sometimes stretching past an hour.DIA’s Memorial Day weekend passenger traffic eclipsed the same holiday weekend last year by 14%, DIA CEO Phil Washington told a City Council committee recently.Even on more typical days at the start of this week, the total passengers processed through security at...

Scathing audit finds Colorado failed to properly regulate gas pipelines, penalize providers after explosions

Published Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:59:12 GMT

The program charged with overseeing Colorado’s natural gas pipelines has been plagued with “pervasive” problems that repeatedly violated both state and federal regulations, state auditors found, with deficiencies ranging from inadequate inspections to a lack of documented action against repeat-offender gas operators, even after explosions that killed and injured people.The 121-page report, presented to legislators Monday by the Office of the State Auditor, cast the state’s Gas Pipeline Safety Program as an entity riddled with issues and lacking the oversight necessary to ensure it protects public safety. The findings touch on virtually all areas of the program, and the state legislator who requested the audit nearly two years ago said it was worse than she had anticipated.The audit found that state inspectors rarely issued written notices that pipeline operators were out of compliance with state and federal law, despite finding thousands of violations. Severa...